Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Desktop Apps Ripe Turf for Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-needs-a-spreadsheet-anyway dept.

Amy Kucharik writes "Two new reports on open source validate office suite application alternatives like OpenOffice.org and StarOffice and their push into the mainstream against market giant Microsoft Office. "

3 of 270 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Application Integration Still Not There by mshiltonj · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Those apps are a big part of my business -- I'd happily migrate them, but nobody's the least bit interested in the Pharmaceutical industry in moving away from MS Word and Excel.

    Yeah, well, there's some apps still used that are written in COBOL. Some people just don't want to change with the times.

    But the times, they ARE a-changin'.

    --
    Software Wars
  2. Mormons are just cheap by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Trust me, I know (ex-cult member). Mormons will squeeze 6 cents out of a nickel, because of their constant "we're persecuted, we have to live sparsely" mentality, which is really just used to keep the membership docile and accepting of anything the leaders spew.

    --
    I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
  3. CLEARLY a troll by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    and someone bit and gave it a +1, Insightful.

    Any Slashdot reader who compares download speeds with GHz is clearly either an idiot or a troll.

    --
    I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.